Ratified on April 8, 1913, it completely changed the balance of power in our federal system. The amendment provided for the direct popular election of U.S. senators.

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Members of Elon Musk’s cost-cutting Department of Government Efficiency gained access over the weekend to a payroll system that processes salaries for about 276,000 federal employees across ...